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Sierra Leone vs Benin

Sierra Leone and Benin side by side across 198 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$8.27B vs $27.79BSierra Leone vs Benin
GDP per Capita$919 vs $1,809Sierra Leone vs Benin
Population8.82M vs 14.81MSierra Leone vs Benin

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198 indicators

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Indicator Sierra Leone BeninPeriod
GDPEconomy$8.27B$27.79B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$919$1,8092026
Inflation RateEconomy7.5%2%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—3%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy24.09 LCU/USD569.51 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.2%-2.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.2%1.6%2025
Public DebtEconomy44.3%57.2%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-545.92M$-739.95M2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.5%7%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$830$1,6002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,690$4,7602025
GDP (PPP)Economy$32.78B$71.36B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy29.5%22.9%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy25.7%17.5%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7%10.2%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy41.6%50.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy23.2%35.8%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$320.83M$338.54M2024/2023
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.6%1.7%2024/2023
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy31.1%66.6%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$433.27M—2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.5%19.8%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—10.8%1979
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy53.4%76.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy51.6%75.2%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy35.734.42018/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.5%27.2%2018/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy38.6%51.8%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy25.9%14.2%2018/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.5%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy49.1%37.1%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.7%1.6%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$39M$240.86M2018/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy71K337K2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-3.3%-5%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$274M$543.01M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy4%2.5%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—15%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—18.1%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy2.2%3.2%2018/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy24.731.82024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy9%2.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.2%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy—0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy7.8%5.3%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$59$732023
Lending Interest RateEconomy21.4%6.3%2025/2021
Real Interest RateEconomy18.3%4.6%2025/2021
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy19.2%30.3%2024/2023
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$426$1,1732021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy44.5%40.2%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy11.5%18.3%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy44%41.4%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy86%78.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy78.2%58.3%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.9%7.6%2018/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.12.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.542024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.5%5.5%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2.2%5.4%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy65%50%2018/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy91.5%86.5%2018/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.56B$4.19B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$2.11B$4.93B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8190.7962024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3890.4232024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade7.319.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.1%0%2018/2024 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade25.1%7.4%2018/2024 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade45.6%39.7%2018/2024 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.7%30.5%2018/2024 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade20.9%17.1%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.2%20.1%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4670.5152023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5660.5732023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2810.3162023
PopulationDemographics8.82M14.81M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2%2.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics62 years61 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.9 years18.2 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.74.482024
Rural PopulationDemographics54.1%46.6%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.7%41.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics45.9%53.4%2025
Population DensityDemographics125.4/km²134.5/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics2932.62026
Death RateDemographics8.058.562026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.37-0.422026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics63.7 years62.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.2 years59.5 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%3.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth54.645.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.4%0.7%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.7%3.3%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.130.222022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48382023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth13.824.82021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth23.9%20.8%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth54.5%42.4%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth16.8%16.4%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth353.6518.22023
Under-Five MortalityHealth94.377.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth29.3282023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth372402024
Measles ImmunizationHealth90%49%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%69%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth57.2%51.9%2024
Basic SanitationHealth8.1%5.9%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.8%8.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.40.432006/2021 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.2%22.4%2019/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth86.9%78.1%2019/2018
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.160.612022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth91.276.42024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$36$472023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth34.5%36.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11.3%7.4%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.9%83.2%2019/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare25.2%33.2%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare6.3%8.3%2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare90.4%92.6%2019/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare29.6%27.5%2019/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare2.8%2.9%2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.6%3.2%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation2%10.2%2002/2022 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation43.6%51.4%2019/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation73%71.3%2019/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation69.4%50.4%2019/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47%28.7%2019/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation97.4%90.4%2023/2022
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation96.2%52.8%2024/2022
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation71.8%32.1%2024/2022
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation19.6%11.8%2019/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation69.8%75.1%2024/2021
Secondary EnrollmentEducation86.9%43.6%2023/2022
UndernourishmentFood Security24.1%14.3%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture54.7%41.8%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture104.7126.32022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.86M t4.45M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture2.21K t55.13 t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture93.75K t100 t2024/2010 ⚠
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture60K t279.27K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture7.44K t30.4K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture27.44K t2.09M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1.39M t500.61K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,704 kg/ha1,191 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,409 kg/ha3,896 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture682.1K head2.8M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance2.21.12020/2017
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance33452024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.4710.4932025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3480.3232025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5710.1912025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.7-0.242024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.97-0.192024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.84-0.412024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.45-0.42024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.06-0.282024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.51-0.382024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian016.97K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian027.29K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian011.95K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology25.1%34%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology107.9125.92022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology81.6%85%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology00.32021/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.1%6.9%2025
3G CoverageTechnology97.2%85%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology38.2%21.5%2017/2025 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology9.1%5.4%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure39.2%59%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure50.19K8992012/2016
Slum PopulationInfrastructure49.3%64%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy112.1 MW35.8 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy17.4 MW35.3 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy60.9 MW0.5 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy71.6%54.5%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.9%6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—115 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—58.6%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy16.2 MW8.9 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy24.9%45%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy9.5%4%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy85.7%0%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy4.8%96%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy0.2 TWh2.3 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy48 gCO₂/kWh584 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy674 kWh1,897 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.17 t0.49 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate75.3%0.3%2021
Forest AreaClimate34.3%26.5%2023
Protected AreasClimate5.1%28.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate0.1%1.3%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate22.5 µg/m³39.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Sierra Leone or Benin have the larger economy?

Benin has the larger economy: $8.27B for Sierra Leone versus $27.79B for Benin (GDP, current US$).

How do Sierra Leone and Benin compare across indicators?

This page compares Sierra Leone and Benin on 198 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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